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The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Sugar in Japanese

シューガル

Sugar, when pronounced "shOO-gar", is シューガル (shūgaru) in katakana.

sh as in shipOO as in boot, held longg as in goa as in at, spar as in red
Shared by Filippo Sugar and others

Notable people using this translation include record producer Filippo Sugar (フィリッポ・シューガル) and music producer and publisher Piero Sugar (ピエロ・シューガル).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Sugar Family is My Life," "Sugar Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Sugar Family Is My Life
Sugar Family Is My Life shOO-gar シューガル Sugar in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Is My Life
Sugar Family Is My Life shOO-gar しゅうがる Sugar in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever shOO-gar シューガル Sugar in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever
Sugar Family Bonds Are Forever shOO-gar しゅうがる Sugar in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sugar Japanese Tattoo Designs

Sugar in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Sugar in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sugar in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sugar, when pronounced shOO-gar, is シューガル (shūgaru) in katakana and しゅうがる (shuugaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipOO as in boot, held longg as in goa as in at, spar as in red
Sugar in Katakana (Vertical)
Sugar katakana, vertical
Sugar in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sugar katakana, horizontal
Sugar in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sugar hiragana, vertical
Sugar in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sugar hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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